[Rhodes22-list] Environment and trained squirrels

Fri Feb 23 17:20:58 EST 2007

Bob:

I recall that you had the squirrels trained to attack the deer...

Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA

Robert Skinner wrote:
> 
> Joe,
> 
> I also use a coil spot outside - rigged to a light detector 
> to illuminate the US flag and USMC colors.  It has lasted 
> longer than any of the halogen types that I used to use, 
> and draws less than half the power.  In that case, the slow 
> warm-up is not a problem.  Incidentally, it functions even 
> in sub-zero temperatures, which the average FL light cannot 
> handle.
> 
> For the lights that are on motion detectors, I stuck with 
> the halogens, as they are quick.  The shock effect helps
> (a little) to keep the deer away from the azaleas.  So 
> dies the concentrated human scent that I apply.
> 
> /Robert
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Joseph Hadzima wrote:
>> 
>> The ones I use out side the house are fine, except for cold
>> weather ... then they require a while to fully illuminate
>> ... They start slowly, and are dim, and slowly gt brighter.
>>  But they seem to last longer, and I switch many moons ago
>> to reduce energy usage around the house.  I was just
>> curious about any waste management issues.
>> 
>> happy conservation!
>> joe / hadz.
>> 
>> --- Rob Lowe <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:
>> 
>> > CFL have gotten better over the years, both in terms of
>> > the color of the
>> > light and reducing the start up delay.  The ones I just
>> > bought have a much
>> > better color spectrum and come right on.  Yes, they
>> > contain a minute amount
>> > of mercury, but compared to the millions of discarded
>> > fluorescent tubes from
>> > businesses and offices (many of which are not recycled),
>> > it pretty small.
>> > And there is no reason you can't recycle CFLs, we recycle
>> > something like
>> > 40,000 fluorescent tubes a year right now, usually two
>> > tractor trailers
>> > loads a year.  The material handling part of recycling
>> > CFLs needs to be
>> > worked out, but the technology is already there.
>> > Currently, tubes are
>> > crushed (in a vacuum chamber), the glass and metal are
>> > separated and
>> > recycled, and the powered is retorted (baked at high
>> > temperatures) to remove
>> > and recover the mercury.  The inert remaining powder can
>> > then be used as an
>> > additive in cement.  At least that what happens to ours.
>> > - rob
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Hank" <hnw555 at gmail.com>
>> > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
>> > <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> > Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 11:46 AM
>> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Environment -- dimming bulbs
>> >
>> >
>> > > They do make florescent spots, which we tried in some
>> > of the recessed
>> > lights
>> > > that are not dimmed, but they gave off weak lighting
>> > and took a couple of
>> > > minutes to warm up and give off a little brighter
>> > light.  We never did
>> > like
>> > > the hue it gave off, though, so we took it out and put
>> > the incandescent
>> > back
>> > > in.
>> > >
>> > > Hank
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On 2/23/07, Robert Skinner <robert at squirrelhaven.com>
>> > wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > Hank, you have put your finger on a huge potential
>> > market.
>> > > >
>> > > > Theoretically, with chopper circuits and pulsed
>> > output,
>> > > > you could make a florescent bulb that would be
>> > dimmable.
>> > > >
>> > > > Since many dimmers use SCRs (silicon controled
>> > rectifiers)
>> > > > which do not put out the same form of alternating
>> > current
>> > > > that the existing coil bulbs expect, the design would
>> > > > take some work.
>> > > >
>> > > > It may be a while before dimmable coil bulbs come to
>> > market,
>> > > > but when they do...
>> > > >
>> > > > /Robert
>> > > >
>> >
>> ------------------------------------------------------------
>> > > > Hank wrote:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > One of the problems with these is they don't work
>> > with dimmers.  All
>> > of
>> > > > my
>> > > > > recessed lights are on dimmers that I use all of
>> > the time, so it is
>> > not
>> > > > > practical to switch.  For regular lamps we have
>> > switched.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Hank
>> > > > >
>> > > > > On 2/22/07, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Ok folks, here is a quick and 'clean' thought.
>> > I'm not preaching,
>> > but
>> > > > we
>> > > > > > have been switching to these bulbs as the old
>> > ones burn out.  They
>> > > > aren't
>> > > > > > cheap, and I don't know where the break-even
>> > point is, but you feel
>> > > > better
>> > > > > > and it gives you a certain environ-snobbery
>> > arguing position.  You
>> > can
>> > > > buy
>> > > > > > them at SamsClub, WalMart, and other eco-friendly
>> > stores.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Brad
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > ------------------------
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >    Back to Story<
>> > > > > >
>> > > >
>> >
>> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070220/ap_on_sc/ban_the_bulb_8;_ylt=AqA0NiAnFgJ315H_dAZJJLlxieAA
>> > > > > > >-
>> > > > > > Help<
>> > > > > >
>> > > >
>> >
>> http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AmAEg00nzg5WmJGCFhRVhQFxieAA/SIG=10rbjkhqd/**http%3A//help.yahoo.com/
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > [image: Yahoo! News]<
>> > > > > >
>> > http://news.yahoo.com/;_ylt=AltToAxFx686SzI720Fzl69xieAA>
>> > > > > > Australia to ban old-style light bulbs
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > By ROHAN SULLIVAN, Associated Press WriterTue Feb
>> > 20, 6:26 PM ET
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > The Australian government on Tuesday announced
>> > plans to phase out
>> > > > > > incandescent light bulbs and replace them with
>> > more energy-efficient
>> > > > > > compact
>> > > > > > fluorescent bulbs across the country.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Legislation to gradually restrict the sale of the
>> > old-style bulbs
>> > > > could
>> > > > > > reduce Australia's greenhouse gas emissions by 4
>> > million tons by
>> > 2012
>> > > > and
>> > > > > > cut household power bills by up to 66 percent,
>> > said Environment
>> > > > Minister
>> > > > > > Malcolm Turnbull.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Australia produced almost 565 million tons of
>> > greenhouse gases in
>> > > > 2004,
>> > > > > > official figures show.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Prime Minister John Howard said the plan would
>> > help all Australians
>> > > > play a
>> > > > > > part in cutting harmful gas emissions: "Here's
>> > something practical
>> > > > that
>> > > > > > everybody will participate in."
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > In incandescent light bulbs, perfected for mass
>> > use by Thomas A.
>> > > > Edison in
>> > > > > > the late 19th century, electricity flows through
>> > a filament to
>> > create
>> > > > > > light.
>> > > > > > Much of the energy, however, is wasted in the
>> > form of heat.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Australia is not the only place looking to
>> > replace them with
>> > > > fluorescent
>> > > > > > lighting, which is more efficient and longer
>> > lasting.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Last month, a California assemblyman announced he
>> > would propose a
>> > bill
>> > > > to
>> > > > > > ban the use of incandescent bulbs in his state.
>> > And a New Jersey
>> > > > lawmaker
>> > > > > > has called for the state to switch to fluorescent
>> > lighting in
>> > > > government
>> > > > > > buildings within three years.
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Cuba's Fidel Castro launched a similar program
>> > two years ago,
>> > sending
>> > > > > > youth
>> > > > > > brigades into homes and switching out regular
>> > bulbs for
>> > energy-saving
>> > > > ones
>> > > > > > to help battle electrical blackouts around the
>> > island.
>> >
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